DAMAGE TO SOLIDS CAUSED BY CAVITATION,

Abstract

Cavitation damage in flowing systems is discussed. Aspects considered include: single-event pitting, rate of cavitation damage, sensitivity to minor system variations, fluid velocity effects, prestressing effects, and material-fluid property damge correlations. It is shown that relatively minor changes in the flow system can create order of magnitude changes in cavitation damage rates.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615499

Entities

People

  • Frederick G. Hammitt

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bubbles
  • Cavitation
  • Materials
  • Physical Properties
  • Prestressing
  • Sensitivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.